§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for the export of military equipment were made in(a) 1988 and (b) 1989; and in each case how many of these applications were successful.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 15 February 1990]: The number of licence applications submitted, and licences granted, in 1988 and 1989 to export goods classified as military equipment or technology defined as falling within group 1 of part II of schedule 1 to the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1987 is as follows:
Applications Licences granted 1988 10,756 11,020 1989 10,099 9,952 The statistics of licence applications received and licences granted in the same calendar year are not strictly comparable because the processing of some applications carries over into the following year.